Southern California Writers Association

A not-for-profit organization of diverse writers, our members are involved in a wide variety of areas including articles, essays, web content, children's writing, short stories, novels of all genres, plays, screenwriting, and poetry.

Susan Kay Gilmore is a freelance writer of fiction, non-fiction and a published poet. She has over twenty years of writing and editing experience in both the creative and business arenas.

Featured Book

Susan Kay Gilmore has published her first non-fiction short story, “Possessed by Baseball.” It is now available digitally on Sony, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Copia, eSentral, EBookPie, and Scribd applications.

Random Writing Quote:

“The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the main ways that writing is different from ballet dancing.”

--John Green

About Us

The Southern California Writers Association is dedicated to helping writers from all genres hone their skills and advance their careers. Members network and share vital information at meetings on the third Saturday of every month.

SCWA presents expert speakers every month, covering a variety of topics. Speakers present lively, informative lectures and workshops during morning and afternoon sessions. A buffet lunch is included. The meetings are always open to non-members, so make plans to attend next month. For more information, please visit the Meetings page.

SCWA is open to writers at all levels, from all genres. Writers just starting out find the club especially helpful. Members create in many genres and have published in a number of fields including: